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To: Frank Ellis Morris who wrote (38046)	2/17/2000 8:36:00 PM
From: western_skys	Respond to of 74651

Frank, this quote from the article may be where the problem lies: >>Appellate Judge Richard Posner, who is presiding over the talks between Microsoft and the Justice Department, has told both sides in strong terms not to speak to the press about the talks.<< Maybe they just need to put the right spin on it ... Judge probably got on phone screaming LEAAKKKK!!!!!

To: Frank Ellis Morris who wrote (38046)	2/17/2000 8:53:00 PM
From: western_skys	Respond to of 74651

Well, here is a little more from the next reuters: >>Bloomberg later issued a correction saying that the release should have read, ``Bill Gates agreed with the statement' that Microsoft would be willing to open the Windows source code in order to settle.<< Probably just the spin they needed to put on it to satisfy the judge. Here's the link to the whole thing: biz.yahoo.com

To: Frank Ellis Morris who wrote (38046)	2/18/2000 1:40:00 AM
From: The Duke of URL©	Respond to of 74651

OOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhh, Frank, Frank, Frank,.............Frank I am crestfallen, we seem to have a chasm of verisimilitude. You said: The following story is true as I did see the interview on the NBR But, Frank, according to the news reports, the statement, everybody agrees, if it were made at all was made off camera. "Gates reportedly agreed with the statement in a conversation with a Bloomberg television reporter after he had completed an on-camera interview" cbs.marketwatch.com I am completely frumugugated at my attempts to defend the efficacy of your other objective dispassionate posts. Help me here.